Army jawan killed for saving cousin from molestation

New Delhi: An Army jawan was killed while trying to protect his cousin sister from being allegedly molested by a group of people, in north Maharashtra’s Dhule district, police said on Saturday.

The jawan, Vinod Pawar, was on leave and had arrived at his native place Sayyadnagar in Sakri tehsil, they said.

A group of around 10 people yesterday allegedly tried to molest his cousin sister when Pawar intervened and tried to protect her following which the group attacked him with knives, a police officer told PTI over phone from Sakri.

The assault was so severe that he died soon yesterday, police said.

Eight of the alleged assailants, including kingpin Dnyaneshwar Rathod, have been arrested, they added.